Weekly Flylady Thread 14th January 2008

nearlynewbie

Kimberley wrote: »

How does that work then? You get more done when at your computer? With me it's the other way round

Once I've listed my tasks I feel obliged to do them! Plus I'm good at following instructions which lil_me is good good at gving out to us all!

nearlynewbie

Weekend Lovely List - for those mad enough to want to do more! You can pick one of these if you like.

1. Level 3 any one room you didn't manage to level 3 during the week
2. Dust the door frames, yep the top, are yours as icky as mine? (as long as it's safe to do so, no bumps on ladders please!!!)
3. Check through freezers and fridge, see if you can plan some meals for the week using what you have in
4. [strike]Spend 15 minutes tackling one cupboard/storage area/dumping ground you've been avoiding -finish drawers under sink [/strike]
5. Move one piece of furniture or appliance that hasn't been moved for months and clean behind it (another one not for pregnant ladies or anyone who would hurt themselves doing so, maybe delegate that one instead) get DS1+2 to do that tomorrow when they hoover before guest arrive
6. Do one DIY job this weekend you wanted to get done! Fixing something? Decorating? Making something?

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• finish cleaning fridge
• put shopping away
• [strike]write up daily spending [/strike
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• [/strike]sort out form for work
• check over appraisal
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• make meringue for pavlova for lunch tomorrow
• make cranberry sauce " " "
• make bread crumbs for bread sauce
• [/strike]
• ? Make chocolate cheesecake for lunch tomorrow?
• [strike]Mend DS2 school uniform trousers [/strike]
• Do veg for lunch tomorrow (have 7 coming - + us=13)
• [strike]order games/toys that DKs want to buy with christmas/birthday money off internet[/strike]

quite pleased wth progress so far!

Dustykitten

Yey I have listed 8 items on ebay - I know this is nothing compared with what some of you acheive but for me it is a great achievement as I did it almost all by myself.

Going to hoik the kids to bed and watch spooks with OH after I have printed the cc statment.

torianut

Evening all!

Decided not to go and look for flooring until tomorrow - thanks for the helpful advice Michelle & lilme.

So I thought I should get off my backside and do at least one HHC!

I hoovered all downstairs and then also did the stairs.
Cleaned up in the kitchen after LO's tea and then got giddy and decided to make Nigellas extremely chocolatey cookies - they are yummy! Although a bit too strong so might try using milk chocolate next time if that would work?

Would love the Jamie muffin recipe Mummy3 please?

Have a good evening - whatever you are all doing!

pigpen

Not quite dead.. been shopping.. spent £88.. and got 5 large carriers of stuff.. half doen my youngest sisters christmas present.. I got her a lovely hard vanity case for all her slap and am filling it will various smellies and bathroom stuff I got some bits for the boys. and some school trousers from BHS £3 a pair! And I got some slap for me.. so I'm off out in a bit.. just having a cuppa and a wee first lol.

I'll be back in the morning.. or afternoon!! lol

lil_me

We'll try to keep the noise down in the morning pigpen

Kitchens done, now I have flopped in my usual style catching up with programmes I recorded during the week.

Police called round earlier, said they'd been and spoke to neighbour who 'seemed suprised' that they called, neighbour apologised, said wouldn't happen again. Like I said to the police man I was sick of trying to get an answer at the door all the time and one time over Christmas my car was stuck for almost 48 hours, they didn't answer the door. Then tonight his numb head brother has parked his car there instead!! Argh!!! It's now blocking one of my cars in and stopping DP getting on the drive when he gets home from work. He's going to go absolutely crackers.

Right, calm, calm, this is my me time and I won't have it spoilt!!!

Tomorrows list

Take DP to car track to get engine done, pop to Asda while over that way
Hour on the boys rooms
Reading with boys, times tables with DS1
Paperwork and bills shuffling for February (still working on it)
Freezer search, rough meal plan & SMALL shopping list to go with it (best do that before Asda)
Dailies inc vacuum through downstairs, S&S kitchen, S&S bathroom, meals (mother coming for dinner)
2 loads laundry need doing
Put curtians up when Mam arrives with them (I can't sew but thankfully Mam can!!)
Dust door frames (because I know sitting room one is icky!)
Pull washer out, get all the stuff thats fell behind it and clean behind there
Night time stuff - clothes out for morning, pack ups made, school bags packed etc

fallen_angel_shelley

evening all. i hope everyone is well? big hugs to them that are under the weather. not much flying gone on hear today, a bit of washing, a quick vac round and made some bread. has any got any good tips for getting my white bra, white again? it has to be hand washed and i dont want to use bleach on it.

mummyto3_2

torianut wrote: »

Would love the Jamie muffin recipe Mummy3 please?

Here you go http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/jamie-oliver/butternut-squash-muffins-with-a-frosty-top-recipe_p_1.html
Sorry don't know how to do the click here thingy, they are very yummy but the frosting was too runny so messy might need to whip the sour cream ?

lil_me

Net curtain whitener might help? I've used it before on undies, wasn't perfect but big improvement. Borax is also good for whitening. Oxy powders/vanish are supposed to be good. Bleach damages elastic so not a good idea anyway. Washing powder residue makes them go grey. At your own risk of course but I bought a white pair of pillow cases, my white bras go in there then in the washing machine on a delicates cycle. I did buy a specific washing machine bag for bras but I seem to have lost it

fallen_angel_shelley

lil_me wrote: »

Net curtain whitener might help? I've used it before on undies, wasn't perfect but big improvement. Borax is also good for whitening. Oxy powders/vanish are supposed to be good. Bleach damages elastic so not a good idea anyway. Washing powder residue makes them go grey. At your own risk of course but I bought a white pair of pillow cases, my white bras go in there then in the washing machine on a delicates cycle. I did buy a specific washing machine bag for bras but I seem to have lost it

thanks lil, i will give the net curtain whitener ago. i don't want to put it in the WM, it cost to much, being rather large in that department i have to get them from a special shop and they cost around £25-30 each :eek: